Marilyn had an early-morning appointment, so we left the house by 7:00 a.m. today. It gave me time to go to Starbucks with Rich before starting my busy day at the festival office ( Read more... )

Rich and I did start the day with Starbucks, thankfully! It's become a tradition now to take the new person there first thing. I had an iced black tea lemonade -- a sure sign that spring is here (in spite of the continued cold). Speaking of weather, it was a NASTY day! Not only cold, but pouring rain. (ugh ( Read more... )

It was another VERY busy day (!!!) today. We had our event at City Hall (photos aren't DLed yet, I'm afraid) -- and I cried more than once. The speeches the delegates from Sapporo, Japan gave were AMAZING and moving! Imagine writing a speech in another language -- then being expected to present the speech, as well! They spoke such great English -- ( Read more... )

So, what was our day like? Well, I need to share PHOTOS, because we had a very busy Saturday ( Read more... )